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Mapping QTL for bruchid resistance in rice bean (Vigna umbellata)
(Springer Netherlands, 2016-06)
The damage caused to stored seed by bruchids (Callosobruchus maculatus) is considered to be a major production constraint in rice bean (Vigna umbellata). Breeding for genetically determined resistance is the most environmentally ...
Intestinal Schistosomiasis among Primary Schoolchildren in Two On-Shore Communities in Rorya District, Northwestern Tanzania: Prevalence, Intensity of Infection and Associated Risk Factors
(Hindawi, 2016-10-16)
In Tanzania, Schistosoma mansoni is of great public health importance. Understanding the prevalence and infection intensity is important for targeted, evidence-based control strategies. This study aimed at studying the ...
Chemical composition of ethanolic extracts of some wild mushrooms from Tanzania and their medicinal potentials
(Begell House Inc., 2016)
The ethanolic extracts of 5 edible and inedible wild mushrooms collected from the Southern Highlands of Tanzania were characterized by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. A total of 75 chemical compounds were obtained, ...
HERITABILITY AND RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DROUGHT TOLERANCE TRAITS AND YIELD IN GROUNDNUTS (ARACHIS HYPOGAEA L.) UNDER DIFFERENT WATERING REGIMES
(Asian J Agri Biol,, 2016)
Improvement of groundnuts for drought tolerance could increase production in drought prone areas.This study aimed at determining the heritability estimates and relationship of HI and SCMR with yield and yield components ...
Role of Potyviruses in Synergistic Interaction Leading to Maize Lethal Necrotic Disease on Maize
(International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences, 2016-06-10)
Synergistic interactions among pathogenic viruses are common in plants.
Though not all, but a number of reported cases involving such interactions
have a potyvirus partner during co-infection. The presence of the ...
Alectra vogelii, a Threat to Bambara Groundnut Production in Singida and Dodoma Regions, Tanzania
(Advances in Research, 2016-07-07)
Aims: To document the occurrence and effect of Alectra vogelii on bambara groundnut yield in Tanzania.
Place and Duration of Study: Singida and Dodoma regions, Tanzania between 4th to 20th April 2014.
Methodology: ...